effervescence vs lather

effervescence

noun
  • Foment. 

  • Vivacity. 

  • The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink. 

lather

noun
  • A state of agitation. 

  • The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water. 

  • Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse. 

verb
  • To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating. 

  • To cover with lather. 

  • To beat or whip. 

How often have the words effervescence and lather occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )